Schroders KBW European Financials Conference trusted heritage advanced thinking Massimo Tosato Vice Chairman 17 September 2008 Schroders plc Overview • Independent • Exclusive focus on asset management • Global reach • Performance orientated • Diversified by geography, channel & product • Financial strength Bermuda Cayman Islands Mexico City New York Philadelphia Amsterdam Copenhagen Frankfurt Geneva Guernsey Gibraltar Jersey Lisbon London Luxembourg Madrid Milan Paris Rome Stockholm Vienna Wiesbaden Zurich Dubai Buenos Aires São Paulo Bold denotes Investment Centres 1 Beijing Hong Kong Jakarta Melbourne Mumbai Seoul Shanghai Singapore Sydney Taipei Tokyo Schroders plc Overview FUM by Channel Income by Channel 9% 12% 33% 52% 39% 55% Institutional FUM by Region Retail Private Banking Income by Region 12% 6% 28% 39% 30% 25% 36% 24% UK 2 Source: Schroders, June 2008 Europe Asia Americas 2008 Interim Results Asset Management profit before tax £136.7 million (H1 2007: £123.2 million) 11% ▲ • Income and profit growth in Asset Management • Successfully repositioning Institutional • Challenging market conditions in Retail Private Banking profit before tax £22.3 million (H1 2007: £15.9 million) 40% ▲ • Continued growth in Private Banking profitability Private Equity and Group loss before tax £23.3 million (H1 2007 profit: £46.5 million) • Lower Private Equity realisations as anticipated and mark to market write downs on Group ABS/MBS portfolio in Q1 Total profit before tax £135.7 million (H1 2007: £185.6 million) 27% ▼ H1 2008 core business profits up 14% to £159mn despite difficult market conditions 3 The challenges Asset management – a changing landscape Channels – Growth of individual and ‘instividual’ savings – Decumulating investors outgrowing accumulating investors Demographic development Percentage of population, Europe 40 Accumulating (40- 59) 30 20 Decumulating (60+) 10 0 2000 Source: Mckinsey 5 2020 2040 Asset management – a changing landscape – Increasing demand for investment solutions Products – Outcome oriented products – Alternatives – Asia and other emerging markets Markets – Sovereign Wealth Funds – Growth opportunities beyond domestic client base Business model 6 – Change in distribution dynamics Value chain convergence Manufacturing Packaging/design Distribution Future battleground or partnership? Strategic advice, insurance, risk management, provision of beta, etc. 7 End client Challenging conditions in Retail short-term • Market volatility impacting retail demand worldwide • Record industry outflows in Europe • Conflict of interest in commercial banking distribution • Balance sheet requirements • ETF & MiFID H1 Record net industry outflows in Europe €bn 250 200 150 100 50 0 -50 -100 -150 -200 -250 H1 H2 H1 H2 H1 H2 H1 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 Feri SalesWatch data, All Europe, ex Money Market including local to local and cross-border 8 Product convergence Global product development continuum Market tracking Innovative products Above Average Growth ETF Multi-asset Structured products Real Estate Index funds Hedge funds Quantitative Below average growth Active equities Active bonds Money market ‘Traditional’ products Revenue margin Source: Putnam Lovell, TABB Group estimate, Schroders 9 Private Equity Leveraging the opportunities Leveraging the opportunities Strength of international and channel diversification • £130.2 billion funds under management, 61% outside of the UK • Income diversified by channel: 55% Retail, 33% Institutional and 12% Private Banking North America £12.8bn South America £3.3bn UK £50.6bn Continental Europe £28.4bn Middle East £2.4bn £3.3bn China joint venture June 2008 funds under management: Investment by client domicile China joint venture funds under management are not reported within Group funds under management 411 Asia Pacific £32.7bn Leveraging the opportunities Diversity of Product Range Private Banking 9% Multi-asset 15% Alternatives 14% Fixed Income 11% FUM Data: 30 June 2008, Schroders 612 Equities 51% UK equities European equities Global equities Emerging market equities Asian equities Pacific equities Asia pacific bonds US equities Quantitiative equities Asia Pacific bonds European bonds Global bonds UK bonds US bonds Commodities Emerging market debt Fund of Hedge funds Property Multi-asset Private Banking Leveraging the opportunities Increasing capability in alternatives • Property Alternative FUM £19.0bn 1.1 • Fund of hedge funds • Commodities & Agriculture • Private Equity 4.8 8.0 2.2 2.9 property fund of hedge funds private equity funds of funds 13 emerging market debt commodities Our priorities Institutional business Strategy Update – Focus on growth channels – Gross sales accelerating driven by new products (DGF, LDI, QEP) – Product strategy built around innovation – Increase gross sales – Grow profit margins – Build opportunistic products for specific market opportunities 14 – Lower redemptions – Q2 2008 positive NNB quarter – Swiss Re acquisition Our priorities Retail business: tactics for a bear market Strategy Update – Getting closer to the client (direct open architecture) – Discretionary to advisory: UK over 75% and Europe approximately 40% of gross sales in 2007 – Reposition as a solutions provider (outcome orientated products) – Growing multi-asset and absolute return products – Defensive work activity levels are very high – Brand and marketing investment to support the above – Increase presence in pre and post retirement markets – Complete selective regional growth 15 – Longer-term channel targets: insurance companies, sub-advised and GFIGs Outlook and conclusions • Challenging market environment to continue • Balancing cost discipline and investment for future growth • Well positioned longer-term • diversity of business • balance sheet strength 16 Forward-Looking Statements These presentation slides contain certain forward-looking statements and forecasts with respect to the financial condition and results of the businesses of Schroders plc These statements and forecasts involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend upon circumstances that may occur in the future There are a number of factors that could cause actual results or developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements and forecasts. Nothing in this presentation should be construed as a profit forecast 17